Oil mixed in Asia

Oil was mixed in Asia today as traders took a breather after strong economic data from the United States pushed prices to a five-week high. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, dropped 12 cents to 96.22 dollar a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for May delivery g...

Sensex up 23 pts to close at 18,705

Snapping seven days of losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 23 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 18,705, today, on buying by funds amid firm European markets. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange edged up 8 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,642.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong ...

Sensex gains 40 points in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange today, gained about 40 points, or 0.22 percent, at 18,722, in the afternoon trade, a short while ago. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was trading flat at 5,634.Other key Asian markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore have been tra...

Sensex gains 12 points in afternoon trade<br/> <br/>

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange today, gained 12 points, or 0.1 percent, at 18,693, in afternoon trade, a short while ago. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was trading flat at 5,634. Earlier recovering losses of the morning session, the Sensex was up by nearly 28 points points during...

Cyprus banks remain shut to prevent run on savings after bailout

Banks in Cyprus which have been closed for ten days, are to stay shut until Thursday to prevent a run on savings. Temporary measures will be applied to transactions when the banks reopen despite an international bailout. Earlier the President of Cyprus defended the bailout calling it painful but the...

Sensex recovers; up 28 points in afternoon deals<br/>

Recovering the losses of morning session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange was up by nearly 28 points points during the afternoon deals. The 30-share barometer which was down by 60 points in early trade, recovered the losses and was trading in green at 18,709 when reports last came in.Similar...

SAT adjourns hearing on Sahara Roy plea against SEBI attachment order

The Securities Appellate Tribunal, SAT, today adjourned its hearing till April 13 on Sahara group Chief Subrata Roy&apos;s plea against SEBI&apos;s attachment order of his bank accounts and other assets.Roy had approached the SAT against the attachment orders issued by Sebi last month. The T...

Indian envoy calls for more investments from Oman at Muscat meet

Boeing says first of two Dreamliner test flights 'went according to plan'

Boeing has undertaken the first of two test flights in an attempt to return its 787 fleet to service. The plane took off near Seattle and Boeing said the two hour flight went according to plan. That will be a relief for a company which has been losing an estimated fifty million dollars a week since ...

Boeing says first of two Dreamliner test flights 'went according to plan

Boeing has undertaken the first of two test flights in an attempt to return its 787 fleet to service. The plane took off near Seattle and Boeing said the two hour flight went according to plan. That will be a relief for a company which has been losing an estimated fifty million dollars a week since ...